About Us

About Strictly Education

Since 2004, we have been exclusively dedicated to the education sector, collaborating closely with schools, academy trusts, and colleges to provide a range of high-quality services underpinned by education experts, that tackle challenges and drive meaningful change so you can focus on pupil outcomes.

Trusted by 1,000+ Schools, 150 Academy Trusts, and 120 Local Authorities, we provide services to support educational institutions that:

• Enhance efficiency and save you valuable time
• Reduce and streamline administrative costs
• Facilitate effective staff management and retention
• Ensure your school's safety and compliance with statutory requirements

We help you to run your school efficiently so you can focus on pupil outcomes. 

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About the HR Resources Hub

Offering a wide range of education-specific resources, our HR Resources Hub is tailored to guide you through HR compliance, and lead your school or academy trust towards excellence.

The HR Resources Hub simplifies compliance and improves HR practices, providing a variety of up-to-date resources, expert guidance, templates, and updates on employment law, empowering HR professionals in the education sector at all levels.

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Our guidance is created by CIPD qualified experts, trusted by a network of over 1000 schools and colleges, ensuring the utmost quality and reliability in your HR approach.

Comprehensive Advice & Support
Access to 1000+ up-to-date education specific resources, tools and templates on a wide range of HR matters, saving you time.

Improved Searchability
It’s now easier than ever to explore a wide range of content and resources including policies, guidance, and updates on a range of HR topics

Personalised Dashboard
Users have access to their own personalised dashboard, to track most recently visited pages and save links to frequently used resources.

Created by Education Experts
Our team of CIPD-qualified HR professionals apply their wealth of knowledge and extensive experience to resources for you to use.

About Strictly Education’s HR Service

We specialise in HR and DBS services for over 1,000 educational institutions, offering comprehensive guidance and support on a wide range of key people management issues.

Our team, comprising CIPD qualified experienced HR consultants and officers, brings a wealth of knowledge from both public and private sectors, tailored specifically to the education sector.

We build strong working relationships with school and college leaders, providing flexible, solution-driven support. We can also liaise with trade union representatives on your behalf.

Our service desk is your dedicated 24/7 support centre, staffed with experienced professionals, ready to provide timely guidance, solutions, and expert assistance. We are committed to ensuring your peace of mind and the seamless operation of your HR processes, whenever you need us.

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Find out more about how our approach has succeeded in practice.  Take a deep dive to explore how our team has supported the Griffin Schools Trust to develop a cohesive HR Strategy.

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About our HR training Offer

We specialise in training courses designed to support effective professional development tailored to the sector.

We offer a range of HR training courses which are designed to ensure that your school is compliant with the necessary statutory requirements and employment law in these key areas.  The courses are designed specifically for school leaders and staff and also focus on practical skills, techniques and utilising best practices in HR in the education sector.

Training is delivered online, providing greater flexibility to school employees. All our courses are designed specifically for staff working in schools.

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